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Fender American Performer Jazz Bass

Fender American Performer Jazz Bass Rosewood Fingerboard 3-Color Sunburst

Crafted in Corona, California, the American Jazz Bass has some new enhancements. Yosemite single-coil pickups with flat-staggered pole pieces to increase output and a shellac coating that lets the coil breathe while controlling feedback. The American Performer Jazz Bass also features Greasebucket tone circuitry that lets you shape your highs without adding bass, preserving your sound. The Modern C-shaped neck sports a 9. 5-radius fingerboard comfortable for most playing styles, along with 22 jumbo frets, allowing for easy playing.

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Fender American Performer Mustang Bass

Fender American Performer Mustang Bass Rosewood Fingerboard 3-Color Sunburst

Born in Corona, California, the short-scale American Performer Mustang Bass delivers the tone and feel you expect from an authentic Fender, along with new enhancements and a special split-coil pickup, replicated from the original 70s drawings. The American Performer Mustang Bass includes the Yosemite split-coil Mustang Bass middle pickup and a Yosemite single-coil Jazz Bass bridge pickup. With flat-staggered pole pieces to increase output and a shellac coating that lets the coils breathe while controlling feedback.

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Fender American Performer Series (basses)

The Fender American Performer Series was introduced in 2018 as a brand new electric guitar and bass line and gateway into Fender's Corona, Californian made guitars and basses. Previously called the American Special Series, American Performer marked the first refresh of guitars and basses at the $1,099.99 price point in more than 10 years. The series will made its official debut at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, Calif. in January 2019.

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Cort Artisan A5 Plus FMMH

Cort Artisan A5 Plus Fmmh Neck-Through 5-String Electric Bass Natural

The Cort A5 Plus FMMH features neck-thru-body construction, premium tonewoods and Bartolini pickups and electronics. The body is mahogany with a flame maple top and it has a 5-piece maple and wenge neck. The Bartolini MK-1 pickups deliver plenty of punchy and warm mids along with transparent and brilliant highs for a superbly balanced sound. Features:

  • Mahogany body with a figured maple top.
  • 5-piece maple and panga panga neck joint.
  • Hipshot TransTone bridge.
  • Bartolini MK-1 pickups with Bartolini MK-1 EQ.

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Manson E-Bass John Paul Jones Signature

Manson Guitars E-Bass John Paul Jones Signature Electric Bass Guitar Gloss Vintage Sunburst Quilted Maple Top

The Manson Guitars E-Bass John Paul Jones Signature is a powerhouse instrument with crackling sound to match its eye-catching design. It features a quilted maple top and through body mahogany wings with a gloss finish. The three-piece maple neck is shaped in a classic C profile, topped with an ebony fingerboard and pearl dot inlays. Kick your sound up a notch with Aguilar DCB humbucking pickups and the Hipshot Kickass top-loading bridge, as well as an Aguilar OBP-2 preamp, Volume Pan and concentric Treble/Bass controls.

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Fodera Guitars Emperor 5 Standard Classic

Fodera Guitars Emperor 5 Standard Classic 5-String Electric Bass Fiesta Red

The Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Classic 5-String electric bass is a reliable and high-quality instrument built on decades of experience. It combines exceptional tone, playability, and reliability that bass players can trust from Fodera. The bass is designed with a traditional look that suits any stage. It features hand-selected alder or ash bodies that offer a classic tone, along with quartersawn 3-piece rock maple necks. The fingerboards are available in birds eye maple or Indian rosewood, providing a range of tonal options.

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Caparison Guitars Dellinger Bass

Caparison Guitars Dellinger Bass Dark Blue Matt

The Caparison Dellinger bass is instantly familiar but at the same time much improved. Now, complete with the revolutionary Fishman Fluence Multi-Voiced pickup system, this gives you tones ranging from rock to jazz and funk. Plus Caparison has fitted the Fluence rechargeable battery pack as standard. The Dellinger Bass has an improved Gotoh 303SJ-4 fitted to give more sustain and resonance to your sound. Since 2019 the addition of titanium rods within the length of the neck ensures that the Dellinger bass has a stability that can be relied upon.

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Bsx Bass Allegro 5-String Acoustic-Electric Upright Bass

Bsx Bass Allegro 5-String Acoustic-Electric Upright Bass Nutmeg

The BSX Bass Allegro 5-String acoustic-electric upright bass is the best of both worlds. For tone, you get the depth and ring of an acoustic upright bass, with extremely flexible electronics. The multi-sensor piezo bridge system coupled with active circuit Bartolini electronics sounds extremely realistic both pizzicato and bowed. BSX Allegro Series feature a 3-band EQ, on-board preamp, and an individual volume control for each string. For looks, you get one of the coolest hybrids of classical styling and modern technology you've ever seen!5 Strings. Top Wood: Spruce or Pine.

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Thomas Ochs

Thomas Ochs is a German luthier who specialises in making classical guitars based on the principles of Michael Kasha. Ochs also makes a variety of other instruments including electric basses and guitars. He learned guitar making from 1996 to 1999 as an apprentice at Hanika. A seminar with Boaz Elkayam inspired him as to the benefits of Kasha construction. He then studied from 2000-2004 at the University of Applied Sciences for Music Instrument Making in Markneukirchen, before opening his own workshop in Kemmern, near Bamberg. Ochs also publishes research into instrument design and construction as well as teaching music instrument making in Markneukirchen at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences in Zwickau.

Source: Thomas Ochs website (12 July 2023)

Guttlin

Guttlin Guitars is a Belgium-based custom guitar manufacturer established in 2007 by musician Karel Phlix. Seeking to create distinct models with a vintage essence, Phlix developed the Thin King, a guitar design that pays homage to classic styles while maintaining a unique identity. Over time, Guttlin expanded its repertoire to encompass a range of original designs for various guitar types and basses.

In addition to crafting guitars, Guttlin ventured into pickup production under the brand "BarBar Pickups," and manufactures bridges, tailpieces, and knobs in-house. The company uses traditional manufacturing techniques, eschewing CNC machining, 3D printing, or outsourcing, emphasizing the creation of "HANDCRAFTED ORIGINALS."

Hybrid

Charlie Hunter, Clay Conner and Wes Lambe joined forces to start Hybrid Guitars. Hunter is a well known player of 7 and 8 string guitars. Clay Conner has been making guitars since 1996 and has worked with Hamer, Ralph Novak and Guru guitars as well as making his own Clay Conner instruments. Clay runs the workshop at Hybrid Guitars. Wes Lambe is a guitar maker well known for his 7 and 8 string fanned fret guitars, who has built custom instruments for Moog Music and for players including Pat Metheny, Charlie Hunter, Sean Lennon, Trent Reznor, Mike League, and Nels Cline.

Masch

Masch guitars and basses are made in Metz, France by Mathieu Schmitt. Schmitt is a self-taught luthier who has been making instruments since 2011. He studied at Metz Art School where he learned photography, painting, design, engraving, graphics, sculpture, etc. techniques which he uses in his guitar making. Schmitt is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer, who is interested in sound engineering and acoustics, his vision when building instruments is to create total works, where music and the visual arts can complement each other.

Source: Masch Guitars website (2 October 2023)

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